Note: This site is best viewed in
a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser
or internet device.

Get your new “UTSA Roadrunner” ready to register for classes
at UTSA! Getting admitted is only the first step! Registering for classes
is the next priority. The following is a checklist of important testing
that affects your student’s class registration. Please don’t
assume that your student is exempt from these exams check out the facts
with your student through http://www.utsa.edu/success/ for exemption information.

Step 2: Texas Success Initiative Testing (TSI)
What is the Texas Success Initiative?
The Success Initiative is a provision in Senate Bill 286. The Success
Initiative requires institutions of higher education to assess the academic
skills of each entering undergraduate student to determine the student’s
readiness to enroll in freshman-level academic coursework.

How is College Readiness Assessed?
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has approved the
following assessment instruments to be used in determining a students’
college readiness:
• THEA (formerly known as TASP)
• ACCUPLACER
• COMPASS
• ASSET

What are “passing scores” for the approved Texas Success
Initiative Exams?

If you do not meet the score criteria on the following national tests…

THEA: at least a 270 on the mathematics section of the test
Accuplacer: at least an 85 on the mathematics section
SAT: a combined score of at least 1070 with at least 500 on the mathematics
and English section of the test
ACT: a composite score of at least 23 and a minimum of 19 on the mathematics
and English section

Chemistry Placement
Students wishing to enroll in General Chemistry must take the chemistry
placement exam prior to registering for the class. This test may only
be taken once, so come prepared. Students who do not achieve the passing
score of 31 correct out of 60 questions will be placed in Basic Chemistry.